RE: https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115602153224142336
To further set my replies on fire, "disk" is not short for "diskette" (diskette is a diminutive and means "small disk").
Diskettes first showed up in 8" size, which may not seem particularly small but hard disks at the time were larger, often 14 inches (more than 3× the surface area of 8").
The 5¼" diskettes that followed were introduced as "mini-diskettes", or "small small disks".
3½" diskettes were "micro-diskettes", or "very small small disks".
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Dick Stusso:
🎵 In Heaven
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https://dickstusso.bandcamp.com/album/in-heaven
https://open.spotify.com/track/1eb2yiCEEOcsH2bBQ1DCBH
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades burned through the night,
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with rescuers still pulling residents from blazing high-rise apartment buildings into the morning.
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comfort food LP of the year: glorious gray area compilation of global/left-field beatles covers, from the space lady to mexican street bands. proud to say that at least 3 of these have been frow show faves over the years. ask your local record dealer! https://www.dustygroove.com/item/223483/Va
American robin, Turdus migratorius, in downtown New Haven, Connecticut last month
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Busta Rhymes:
🎵 As I Come Back
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https://djdukeheritage.bandcamp.com/track/busta-rhymes-as-i-come-back
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Wv50bjSTKXNPFtclT17R8